King James Version
Psalms 107:9
9For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Psalms 107:9 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
Context of Psalms 107:9
7And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. 8Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. 10Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; 11Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
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כִּי־הִ֭שְׂבִּיעַ נֶ֣פֶשׁ שֹׁקֵקָ֑ה וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ רְ֝עֵבָה מִלֵּא־טֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 107:9
- Psalms 34:10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
- Psalms 132:15I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
- Psalms 146:7Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:
- Isaiah 55:1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
- Jeremiah 31:14And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.
- Matthew 5:6Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
- Luke 1:53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
- Revelation 7:16They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9For he satisfieth the longing soul - This is the reason which the psalmist gives for the duty of thankfulness which he prescribes. The longing soul, שוקקה נפש nephesh shokekah, the soul that pushes forward in eager desire after salvation.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9For he satisfieth the longing soul - This does not mean - what is indeed true in itself - that God has made provision for the “soul” of man, and satisfies it when it longs or pants for its needed supply, but the reference is to the creatures of God - the living things that he has made; and the idea is, that he has made provision for their needs. He gives them food and drink, so that their needs are met. The “particular” reference here, however, in the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-9Those who were lost in the desert wastelands thank God for his rescue. The desert wastelands might be a metaphor for leaving the path of wisdom (Psalm 1:1; Proverbs 4:10–15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. To the chorus is added, as a reason for praise, an example of the extreme distress from which they had been delivered--extreme hunger, the severest privation of a journey in the desert.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 107
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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